Regular Season Week 16: Detroit Lions at Denver Broncos
December 21, 2014 25° Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 59,920 (80%)
Detroit Lions 7 3 3 6 - 19
Denver Broncos 0 0 3 7 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Detroit Lions: 2-10-DEN 13 (8:55) 1-Young Kanter pass complete to 48-John Cooper to DEN 0 for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Gerald Tackett. DEN 0 DET 7
(Qtr 2) Detroit Lions: 4-4-DEN 4 (12:13) 9-Gerald Tackett 22 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 DET 10
(Qtr 3) Detroit Lions: 4-3-DEN 16 (10:45) 9-Gerald Tackett 33 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 0 DET 13
(Qtr 3) Denver Broncos: 4-6-DET 24 (1:33) 17-James Martin 42 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 3 DET 13
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 4-8-DEN 22 (13:39) 9-Gerald Tackett 39 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 3 DET 16
(Qtr 4) Denver Broncos: 1-10-DET 47 (3:21) 9-Michael Paredes pass complete to 10-Wilbur Span for 47 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-James Martin. DEN 10 DET 16
(Qtr 4) Detroit Lions: 4-10-DEN 25 (0:15) 9-Gerald Tackett 43 yard field goal is GOOD. DEN 10 DET 19
Team Statistics
Denver Broncos Detroit Lions
First Downs 10 10
- Rushing 5 3
- Passing 5 7
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 255 271
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards Per Play 4.11 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 91 52
- Rushing Attempts 26 36
- Yards Per Rush 3.50 1.44
Net Passing Yards 164 219
- Att/Comp/Int 34 / 20 / 1 26 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 175 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 11 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.56 8.42
- Yards Per Completion 8.75 12.17
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 16 4 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1 / 3 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 5 1 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 6 / 38 4 / 42
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 38 1 / 34
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:48 32:11
Drive Charts
Denver Broncos
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:55 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
1 8:50 1:39 OWN 13 3 5 Punt
1 5:39 4:40 OWN 19 8 43 Downs
2 12:10 0:53 OWN 25 4 10 Punt
2 9:46 2:55 OWN 16 5 8 Punt
2 5:29 2:42 OWN 19 4 25 Punt
2 1:49 0:22 OWN 35 3 3 Punt
3 10:41 2:44 OWN 25 5 19 Punt
3 5:37 4:07 OWN 34 8 42 Field Goal
4 13:36 2:04 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
4 8:45 0:56 OWN 33 3 2 Punt
4 5:44 2:31 OWN 22 8 78 Touchdown
4 1:53 0:14 OWN 16 4 9 Downs
4 0:12 0:06 OWN 15 1 0 Interception
Detroit Lions
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:05 4:15 OWN 32 8 68 Touchdown
1 7:10 1:31 OWN 36 3 4 Punt
1 0:59 3:49 OWN 37 8 58 Field Goal
2 11:17 1:31 OWN 32 3 5 Punt
2 6:51 1:22 OWN 34 3 5 Punt
2 2:47 0:58 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
2 1:27 1:27 OWN 19 3 -2 Half
3 15:00 4:19 OWN 25 8 59 Field Goal
3 7:57 2:20 OWN 10 3 9 Punt
3 1:30 2:54 OWN 25 6 53 Field Goal
4 11:32 2:46 OWN 12 4 9 Punt
4 7:49 2:05 OWN 38 3 0 Punt
4 3:14 1:20 OWN 36 3 -2 Punt
4 1:40 1:28 OPP 25 3 0 Field Goal
4 0:06 0:06 OPP 10 1 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#86 Steve Kerr 21 62 2.95 13 2 0
#15 Scott Desalvo 5 29 5.80 14 1 0
Detroit Lions
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 John Cooper 16 29 1.81 18 1 0
#45 Joel Martin 4 16 4.00 12 1 0
#35 Charles Toy 15 7 0.47 8 0 0
#1 Young Kanter 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Michael Paredes 34 20 175 2 / 11 1 47 1 70.10
Detroit Lions
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Young Kanter 26 18 219 0 / 0 1 41 0 107.69
Receiving Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Wilbur Span 4 68 17.00 47 1
#15 Scott Desalvo 3 37 12.33 23 0
#83 Ben Boggan 5 34 6.80 19 0
#8 Robert Mueller 3 18 6.00 9 0
#86 Steve Kerr 4 15 3.75 7 0
#16 Jeffery Noble 1 3 3.00 3 0
Detroit Lions
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#48 John Cooper 5 62 12.40 33 1
#85 Scott Gonzalez 3 43 14.33 29 0
#87 Kenneth Hernandez 1 41 41.00 41 0
#84 Carl Martin 1 39 39.00 39 0
#84 James Richards 5 22 4.40 13 0
#86 Guy Wilkerson 1 12 12.00 12 0
#33 Vernon Jourdan 1 3 3.00 3 0
#45 Joel Martin 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0
Blocking Stats
Denver Broncos
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 William Dileo 47 32 1 1
#56 Michael Pope 1 1 0 0
#16 Jeffery Noble 0 18 0 2
#86 Steve Kerr 14 2 0 0
#44 Matthew Schlesinger 32 27 0 1
#79 Richard Leming 47 28 0 1
#69 Donald Tyner 35 29 0 6
#77 Andrew Young 36 30 0 1
#70 Ramon Bissonnette 46 33 0 7
#83 Ben Boggan 18 19 0 0
#89 John Sailer 11 12 0 1
#76 Walter Lovett 3 1 0 0
#75 Jason Biron 0 3 0 0
#41 Anthony Williamson 0 4 0 1
#24 Carroll Whitehead 0 2 0 0
#21 James Kuykendall 0 4 0 0
#72 James Morgan 2 3 0 0
#10 Wilbur Span 0 13 0 0
#85 Eric Jones 0 2 0 0
#8 Robert Mueller 0 4 0 0
#15 Scott Desalvo 5 2 0 0
#54 Alex Singleton 0 2 0 0
#90 John Gross 0 1 0 0
#92 Edward Boucher 0 2 0 0
#79 Julian Gorton 7 0 0 0
#30 Jerry Scott 2 0 0 0
#82 Grant Mobley 0 1 0 0
Detroit Lions
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#25 Christopher Dummer 0 4 0 1
#93 Ivan Edelman 0 5 0 1
#63 Adam Stanley 29 43 0 3
#60 Timothy McNeil 39 40 0 0
#48 John Cooper 8 9 0 0
#66 William Dickerson 39 43 0 0
#72 Oscar Smith 25 37 0 1
#62 Willie Courtney 39 38 0 1
#33 Vernon Jourdan 22 10 0 1
#84 Carl Martin 0 25 0 0
#86 Guy Wilkerson 7 26 0 0
#87 Kenneth Hernandez 0 10 0 1
#84 James Richards 0 26 0 4
#45 Joel Martin 15 5 0 1
#35 Charles Toy 5 6 0 0
#55 Danny Bowman 1 0 0 0
#64 Justin Cochran 9 1 0 0
#54 Jacob Currier 1 0 0 0
#78 Andrew Pearson 13 1 0 0
#61 Darren Garcia 2 3 0 0
#85 Scott Gonzalez 0 31 0 1
#69 Edwin Doyle 0 2 0 0
#46 Roger Cardenas 0 4 0 0
#96 Charles Macklin 0 2 0 0
#29 Michael Smith 4 1 0 0
#32 Joseph Horn 0 2 0 0
#53 Raul Dee 0 1 0 0
#94 Jeffrey Gage 0 1 0 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 0 1 0 0
#28 Kirk Lemoine 0 1 0 0
#52 Robert Morgan 0 1 0 0
#73 Darrin Campisi 0 1 0 0
#92 Thomas Tuthill 0 1 0 0
#58 Bruce Forte 0 1 0 0
#83 Earl Reeder 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Detroit Lions
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#76 Eric Curtis 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Detroit Lions
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Denver Broncos
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 John Dube 9 434 48.22 41.33 57 3
Detroit Lions
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#17 Gregory Bush 8 389 48.63 44.13 56 4
Kicking
Denver Broncos
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#17 James Martin 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 42 1 / 1
Detroit Lions
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Gerald Tackett 4 / 4 1 / 1 0 / 0 43 1 / 1
Punt Return
Denver Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Jeffery Noble 6 38 6.3 15 0
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 James Richards 4 42 10.5 19 0
Kick Return
Denver Broncos
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#16 Jeffery Noble 2 38 19.0 0
Detroit Lions
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#84 James Richards 1 34 34.0 0
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Eduardo Kim 13 0
#92 Edward Boucher 8 0
#99 John Wallace 7 0
#30 Jerry Scott 4 0
#67 Brian Compton 4 0
#48 Gary Polizzi 4 0
#24 Carroll Whitehead 4 0
#54 Alex Singleton 3 0
#21 James Kuykendall 2 0
#97 Leon Nelson 2 0
#44 Matthew Schlesinger 2 0
#96 William Rockwood 2 0
#72 James Morgan 1 0
#70 Ramon Bissonnette 1 0
#17 James Martin 1 0
Detroit Lions
Name Tackles Sacks
#25 Christopher Dummer 12 0
#32 Joseph Horn 7 0
#73 Darrin Campisi 6 0
#52 Robert Morgan 5 1
#58 Bruce Forte 4 0
#98 Arthur Griggs 4 0
#46 Roger Cardenas 4 0
#29 Michael Smith 2 0
#92 Thomas Tuthill 2 0
#68 Winston Billings 2 1
#93 Ivan Edelman 2 0
#28 Kirk Lemoine 1 0
#45 Joel Martin 1 0
#42 Robert Horowitz 1 0
#90 Roger Landers 1 0
#62 Willie Courtney 1 0